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    Long-Term Investors Now Hold Sway Over ESG

    2020-08-12

    Bloomberg: Long-term investors—those who have perpetually flagged the kind of systemic and workforce issues that now face companies everywhere—are having an outsized influence during this global crisis.

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    ESG Screens Provided No Protection in Virus Sell-Off

    2020-08-11

    Financial Times: Strong environmental, social and governance credentials provided no special protection to risky companies during the Covid-19 related drop in markets earlier this year, according to research that challenges the idea that such attributes can make a portfolio more durable. [Full article available to Financial Times subscribers.]

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    Sustainable Investing Sector Must Take Action Against Systemic Racism

    2020-08-11

    Pensions & Investments: This summer's swell in protests against police brutality and racial injustice have been accompanied by an unprecedented outpouring of statements from corporations acknowledging the existence of systemic racism. CitiGroup, Nike, J.P. Morgan Chase and Amazon.com are just some of the corporate giants that have spoken out in recent weeks. However, this moment demands more than Instagram posts declaring #BlackLivesMatter and one-time donations to Black-led organizations.

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    Greater Adoption of ESG Linked to Acceptance As Fiduciary Duty

    2020-08-10

    Pensions & Investments: The risks and opportunities of ESG investing continue gaining acceptance by institutional asset owners.

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    Asset Management Made Bad Decisions Around Race. Now Is the Time to Change That.

    2020-08-10

    Institutional Investor: Unconscious discrimination is pervasive, pernicious — and preventable if firms do the right thing.

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    The Increasing Importance of Ethics in ESG Investing

    2020-08-05

    The Asset: Emerging social aspect of ESG since Covid-19 set to spur knowledge sharing, standardization.

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    Covid-19 Revealed Income Inequality and Funds Are Expected to Act

    2020-08-05

    Funds Europe: The fund management sector looks set to swoop on the topic of social inequality once markets emerge from Covid-19.

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    Private Equity Investors Commit to Action on Climate Change

    2020-08-03

    Private Equity Wire: A group of leading private equity investors have joined forces to create the first international network of Initiative Climate International (iCI).

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    One Third of Infra Fund Managers Unaware of Looming ESG Requirements

    2020-08-03

    Institutional Asset Manager: A third (34 per cent) of fund managers at infrastructure investment firms are unaware of the upcoming EU disclosure requirements, due to come into force in March 2021.

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    Passive Managers ‘Disappoint’ as Stewards of Fixed Income

    2020-07-30

    IPE: Asset owners should hold managers running their fixed income investments via passive strategies to account on the issue of stewardship. 

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